Adjustable sign and lighting post.



G. AIIER. ADIUSTABLE SIGN AND LIGHTING POST.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24,1914.

l l @4,62% Patented Juliev 29E molen/Em erarne rarer onirica GEORGE AVER, OF WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE SIGN AND LIGHTING POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 29,1915.

Application filed November 24, 1914. Serial No. 873,845.

.Plains in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Sign and Lighting Posts, of which the following is a specification. l

The object of this invention is to provide a durable, attractive and inexpensivel sign and lighting post, the arms of which are adjustable to any angle. of'road intersection and which is not rendered unsightly by the formation of rust stains on the surface of the concrete.

iV ith these ends in View, .the invention resides in the construction of the post proper, in the manner of attaching the sign arms, and in the various features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter describedl and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings illustrating the invention: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a form of the post erected with its lower portion embedded in the ground; Fig. 2 is4 an elevation on a larger scale, the body of the post being broken away at an intermediate region for economy of space;'Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View, taken at the upper part of the post; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, indicating more clearly the rotatably adjustable mounting of the upper arm-bearing section; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the post body; Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through the rotatable upper section; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevation of the upper portion of a modified form of post.

The body 2 of the post is a tapering con-- crete monolith, circular in cross-section and having suitable deformed rods 3 embedded longitudinally therein and serving as reinforcements.

A pipe 4, constituting an electric conduit, is embedded axially in the post body, with a laterally bent lower portion 5 emerging from the side of the post below the ground level., where it is connected'by a couplingl 6 with a conduit section 7 carrying the wires 8 from the nearest line-bearing post or other available source of current. The upper por# tion 9 ofthe conduit projects as an extension above the top of the bodv. to serve as a pivot for a rotatable upper section 10. The latter is also a cast concretel element containing reinforcements 11, and is'formed with an axial opening 12 receiving the conduit eXtensi on 9.

The body 2 is formed just below its upper' end with an opening 13 extending transversely through its interior at one side of the conduit 4.

A double sign arm 14, preferably of wood, is made with a wider portion 15 projecting at one side of the post and a narrower portion 16, which is received with a sliding t inthe opening 13 and projects at the opposite side of the post.

A locking strip 17 is screwed or nailed to the edge of the narrower portion 16 outside of the opening 13, and is preferably of the same thickness as the arm and of such vertical width as to make the two arm portions appear the same size. In this way the arm is securely held in place without the use of ,metal fastenings to form rust streaks on the concrete under the action of the weather. The rotatable section 10 is also formed with a transverse opening 18 at one side of the axial opening 12, and in this opening is mounted a double arm 19 having wider and narrower portions like the member 14 and a locking strip 20 applied after the manner of the strip 17 to the narrower portion.

ien the arms are painted the junction with the locking strips is rendered invisible.

The arm-bearing section 10 is fixed at any angle of adjustment by suitable means engaging the upper end of the conduit eXtension 9, for example, the coupling 21 shown in Fig. 3, which receives the socket 22 of the incandescent lamp The light is completed by a holder 24, which is apertured for the reception of the conduit extension 9 and clamped between the coupling 21 and the top of the rotary section 10. and a globe 25 mounted in the holder and inclosing the lamp. When the Amember 21 is screwed down the rotary section 10 is clamped to the top of the post body 2, and in this way held rigidly against turning.; Before the parts are tightened up the said section with its arm 19 may be turned at any angle, with reference to the lower arm 14, which may be necessitated b v the angle of intersection of roads. Fig. 7 shows an expedient which may be adopted when an additional arm is required. In this case the electric conduit extended above the rotary section l0 or a further extension 26 may be united thereto by a coupling 27, and upon such projectin'g portion an arni 28 is rotatably mounted by means of suitable sockets 29. This arm, as Well as the arm-bearing section 10, may be clamped in the desired positions by means such as shown in Fig. 3.

What I claimas new is:

1. An adjustable sign and lighting post, comprising a reinforced cast concrete body portion having an opening extending transversely therethrough at the top, an electric conduit embedded longitudinally in said body portion-and passing at one side of said transverse 'opening and having an extension projecting above the upper end of the body portion, v4a rotatable short reinforced cast concrete upper vsection having a longitudinal opening receiving said conduit extension and .further provided with an opening formed transversely therethrough at one side of said longitudinal opening, sign arms extending through and locked 1n said transverse openings, and an electric illuminatin device at the top of said conduit.

thereof, a rotatable short reinforced cast concrete upper section having a longitudinal opening receiving said conduit extension and further provided WithI an opening formed transversely therethrough at one side of said longitudinal opening, a transverse sign arm held in said transverse opening, and an electric illuminating device at the top of said conduit. v

3. In a concrete sign post, the combination of a concrete post member having an opening formed transversely therethrough, a sign arm having a Wider portion projecting at one side of the post member and a narrovver portion passing through said opening and projecting at the opposite side, and a locking piece applied to the edge of the projecting narrower portion and making it substantially the same Width as the profecting Wide portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my i i GEORGE AUER.

Witnesses J. F. BRANDENBURG, E. GREENBERGER. 

